by Amy | Jun 24, 2014 | My Family, Vanity, Wedding Plans
Back in February, I asked a very important question: “Will I ever be able to button this jacket?” The jacket, a saucy little Theory blazer purchased optimistically in my pre-baby size, was to be my proxy for the wedding gown–which was still being...
by Amy | Apr 29, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood, Vanity
In the battle of the bulge, my biggest roadblock isn’t carbs, booze or sugar—it’s my three-year-old daughter. I’m desperately afraid of dieting in front of her, lest I mess up her body image for life. According to a University of Florida study, “Daughters’...
by Amy | Mar 30, 2014 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Vanity
Dear Younger Self, You were so cool. You saw Jane’s Addiction play their first tour. You hennaed your hair and stayed in hostels. You wore combat boots with baby blue thigh-highs. You danced on tables—not for money, just for sport. But you know what? If you could...
by Amy | Feb 5, 2014 | Infertility, My Family, Vanity
(Updated to include second segment) Remember when the news crew came to my house to shoot a segment about secondary infertility? Well here it is in all its glory! On the plus side, Viv is a ray of sunshine, and smashing in her chef’s hat. However, I am a...
by Amy | Feb 3, 2014 | My Family, Shopping, Vanity, Wedding Plans
You’d think my wedding day would be motivation enough to finish losing the baby weight. After all, my first dress fitting is just three months away (!!!) and the designer made me promise I’d be at my goal size by then. But lately, I’d been trying to...
by Amy | Jan 22, 2014 | Babymaking, My Family, Vanity
Remember that time I was on Ricki Lake? (I’m going to assume she wasn’t canceled because of me.) Anyway, guess what? I’m going to be on TV again! And this time, I’m bringing Viv. That post I wrote about my secondary infertility struggle, the...
